NANDITA KAPA-KALAHASTY

**** ******** ***** *****, ******, VA 22102 • Home: 804-***-****• Cell: 804-***-****• ac8hv3@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Board Certified MD with 12 years of experience in treating patients for a variety of conditions including well Checks, preventative medicine, ADHD checks, urgent care visits, newborn nursery and inpatient care.

Work History

Pediatrician, 06/2016 to Current

Emergency Medicine Associates – Reston, VA

Delivered medical services to patients daily in ER and hospital inpatient environments.

Preoperative assessments

Admitted and treatment of patients as part of the hospital's inpatient service.

Ordered and diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions.

Admission, Routine care, discharge of newborns. Level 1 and Level 2 nursery care.

Attendance of C section and high risk deliveries

Minor surgical procedures- suturing, foreign body removal, incision and drainage, Lumbar puncture.

Minor Orthopedic procedures

Conscious sedation of patients

Stabilization of critically ill patients to transfer to higher level of care at other hospitals.

Pediatrician, 12/2014 to 06/2016

Tyson's Corner Pediatrics – McLean, VA

•Examine and evaluate children for both well and sick visits.

•Counsel patients families and guardians regarding development, present conditions, and possible remedies to address illness and overall health problems.

•Strictly maintain confidentiality of patients families and any sensitive situations.

•Prenatal visits

•Promotion of vaccinations to patients to immunize them from communicable diseases and preventative health.

Pediatrician, 08/2014 to 12/2014

Whole Child Pediatrics – Ashburn, VA

Treated pediatric patients with minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems and growth and development concerns.

Examine and evaluate children for both well and sick visits.

Counsel patients families and guardians regarding development, present conditions, and possible remedies to address illness and overall health problems.

Strictly maintain confidentiality of patients, families and any sensitive situations.

Clinical Associate of Pediatrics, 09/2013 to 08/2014

Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center

Responsibilities: outpatient clinic, medical student supervision, covering resident clinics.

Examine and evaluate children for both well and sick visits.

Counsel patients families and guardians regarding development, present conditions, and possible remedies to address illness and overall health problems.

Strictly maintain confidentiality of patients, families and any sensitive situations.

Reach out and Read program.

General Pediatrician, 03/2013 to 09/2013

Bon Secours Health Systems

Laburnum Medical Center

Responsibilities: outpatient pediatrics and Newborn Nursery rounding.

Family medical home.

Examine and evaluate children for both well and sick visits.

Counsel patients families and guardians regarding development, present conditions, and possible remedies to address illness and overall health problems.

Strictly maintain confidentiality of patients, families and any sensitive situations.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, 10/2006 to 07/2012

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Campus

Inpatient Rounding

Attending for teaching service composed of medical students, interns and residents

Newborn Nursery Attending for teaching service composed of medical students, interns, and residents

Outpatient Clinic- Resident Practice (Pediatric Group Practice) Responsible for teaching medical students, interns, and residents

Outpatient Clinic- Faculty Practice, Pediatric Primary Care patients daily.

Med Student curriculum teaching

HEART program- fosters wellbeing of med students

Family medical home for children with multiple medical illnesses.

Preventative medicine.

Strictly maintain confidentiality of patients, families and any sensitive situations.

Pediatric Rash Clinic

I established this clinic based on my interest in dermatology.

It served to improve access times for patients with specific dermatologic disorders.

This clinic was started in 2009 and treated 6-7 patients/clinic.

Foundations of Clinical Medicine.

Education

Postgraduate Education

George Washington University 01/13/2013 -- present

Healthcare MBA (in progress)

Residency

Pediatrics Residency (Categorical) 07/01/03 – 06/30/06

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Richmond, VA

Internship

Family Medicine 07/01/02 – 5/30/03

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

Doctor of Medicine 8/01/92 – 7/30/00

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences,

Bangalore University

Rajiv Gandhi University for Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.

Undergraduate

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Biology 8/01/90 – 6/30/92

Licensure

Virginia: 010******* current

Maryland: D0076749 current

8/00 USMLE Step I

10/00 USMLE Step II

8/05 USMLE Step III

4/01 ECFMG Certification (0-612-299-8)

Certifications

Board Certified by American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Memberships

Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics

Richmond Academy of Medicine

Medical Society of Virginia

Honors

High Evaluation Clinical Teaching Excellence Award 2010

Educational Activities

H.E.A.R.T Program 08/01/11 to 6/30/12

VCU School of Medicine, Adviser

Foundations of Clinical Medicine 1/01/07 to 07/01/09

VCU school of Medicine

Instructor

Reach Out and Read 1/2014 - present

Research and Publications

Clinicians Update: Atopic Dermatitis, Virginia AAP 2010

Co-investigator in Clinical Trials 2006

Languages Spoken

Spanish, French, Hindi

Life Support

NRP,PALS

References

On request

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